Arne Jacobsen Egg Chair 1st Edition 1958/60 Original Leather Fritz Hansen
Forest, Belgium
£29,844 per item
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Item details
Height
105.0 cm
Width
87.0 cm
Depth
87.0 cm
Diameter
87.0 cm
Wear conditions
Good
Wear conditions
Excellent
Shows little to no signs of wear and tear.
Good
May show slight traces of use in keeping with age. Most vintage and antique items fit into this condition.
Average
Likely to show signs of some light scratching and ageing but still remains in a fair condition.
Apparent Wear and Tear
Visible signs of previous use including scratches, chips or stains.
Please refer to condition report, images or make a seller enquiry for additional information.
Description
1st Edition of the Egg chair Arne Jacobsen designed for the Royal Hotel SAS in Copenhagen and completed in 1958. The very 1st ones have no seat cushions but a "cushion" included in the seating so the shape of the seat is different from the production after 1962. Ink stamped at the bottom FH and no production label. Lots of patina and traces of use but the leather is super strong and in very nice condition. It has been treated accordingly to preserve all of this warm tones. The chairs started her life black and is now in a warm brownish tones.
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Arne Jacobsen (11 février 1902 - 24 mars 1971, Copenhague, Danemark) est un architecte et designer danois. Ses travaux comptent parmi les plus importants du courant fonctionnaliste danois, lequel, à l'instar de Le Corbusier ou Walter Gropius, prônait une architecture rationnelle et fonctionnelle. Le design développé par Arne Jacobsen a posé les bases du modernisme organique scandinave et son influence est encore très présente aujourd'hui. Nous associons toujours de nos jours le design scandinave aux formes simples, élégantes et fonctionnelles associées à des matériaux naturels et confortables tel que Arne Jacobsen lui-même le concevait.
Alors que Arne Jacobsen vient de finir le bâtiment de la Banque nationale du Danemark dans sa ville natale, le projet d'un ensemble comprenant une agence de voyages, d'un terminal et d'un hôtel émane en 1956 lorsque la Scandinavian Airlines System demande au designer et architecte de concevoir un hôtel dans la capitale danoise. Situé face à la gare centrale de Copenhague et à côté du parc d'attractions Jardins de Tivoli, l'hôtel SAS Royal Hotel est conçu entièrement par Arne Jacobsen ; ce dernier exige de maitriser la totalité du projet, de la façade aux luminaires ou moquettes, jusqu'au plus petit détail. Le chantier est terminé en quatre ans et le lieu ouvre en juillet 1960.
Quelques-uns des projets de meuble, comme la chaise Drop, les fauteuils dont la fauteuil Egg et le fauteuil The Swan, sont regardés comme classiques du design. L'hôtel a également des exemplaires de la « Série 3300 » ou encore du fauteuil « Gryden ».
Dans le rez-de-chaussée, il y a un lobby, un café et également un restaurant. Au premier étage 10 salles de réunion. La tour de 22 étages a une façade Mur-rideau avec une enveloppe de verre et un squelette de béton armé. Elle était la première façade Mur-rideau au Danemark. Au 20e étage de la tour se trouve encore un restaurant, l’Alberto K. L'ensemble de l'établissement se doit d'être fonctionnel suivant les préceptes du designer et refléter « bien être » et « simplicité ». Premier gratte-ciel de Copenhagen, le bâtiment est classé.
Depuis sa création, l'établissement porte plusieurs noms successifs tels « Royal Hotel » lors de son inauguration, aussi connu comme « SAS Royal Hotel », « Radisson SAS Royal Hotel » en 1994, « Radisson Blu Royal Hotel » en 2009, « Radisson Collection Royal Copenhagen » depuis mars 2018 puis « Radisson Collection Royal Hotel ».
La suite 606 reste à l'état identique de sa création en 1960 par le designer danois. La suite 506 est refaite au milieu des années 2010 par Jaime Hayón (es), en l'hommage à la suite historique5. Durant plusieurs décennies, l'hôtel devient vieillissant, comme endormi depuis sa création. Au milieu des années 2010, il est entièrement rénové par le cabinet Space Copenhagen, toujours avec un design nordique, dans un mélange des pièces originales d'Arne Jacobsen et d'autres plus contemporaines8 inspirées par les archives de l'établissement ; malgré l'importance de la rénovation, de multiples éléments datant de l'ouverture de l'hôtel sont conservés à l'identique.
Seat Height: 14.18 in (36 cm)
Condition report:
Good. Wear consistent with age and use. Minor fading.
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Last updated: 24th March 2025
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